Art, events, & info from the #Govan Riverside. Occasionally tweets by @tsBeall & others about public artwork in and around Govan, Glasgee, Scotland

Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Joined March 2010
Project Coordinator - Our Shared Cultural Heritage (Part time, Temporary). For further information on this exciting post please see here on myjobscotland: bit.ly/2Tb7Tq9
yaldee! what a great and detailed report on #apprenticeships in shipbiulding. does anyone know what @BAESystemsplc apprenticeships are like these days?
Fairfield Apprentice No. 7201 Welfare work with shipyard apprentices in Glasgow & Belfast described 100 years ago, including description of hostel life & leisure by a Fairfield (Govan) boy #NAW2019 #histchild (from mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/…)
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Join the 'Strong Women of the Clydeside' team this afternoon in the Mitchell Library to learn more about #Wikipedia – and how to add to it! It's FREE and no experience needed... 3-7pm today (Thurs 22nd). Drop ins fine. Break for refreshments at 4pm! xitter.cf/tsBeall/status/9767850…
TODAY at 3pm in #Glasgow 's Mitchell Library – Join us for a Wiki #EditAThon where we'll add/improve articles on #Suffragettes #Govan ites & work on #Wikipedia 's #GenderGap – Come if u can! Training at 3pm by @lirazelf @wikimediauk plsRT @WikiWomenInRed xitter.cf/tsBeall/status/9743020…
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RT @tsBeall: At our 'Protests & Suffragettes' themed #Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon thisThurs, we'll work on Wiki entries for #MaryBarbour #HelenCrawfurd & 'Representation of the People Act 1928' – as more detail is needed! #WomensHistories #WomensHistoryMonth xitter.cf/tsBeall/status/9743020…
Want to help #Wikipedia with its gender gap? Learn how to edit Wiki? We'll be writing new entries on #Suffragettes #Protests and other 'Strong Women of the Clydeside' – Next Thurs 22nd March, 3-7pm in Glasgow. Join us! ow.ly/1kft30iXRu4 #GenderGap #Wikimedia #OpenKnowledge
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RT @ClydeDocks: Have your say in our survey to help determine how connected the communities and businesses along the Clyde are to the #maritime #heritage of the river... bit.ly/2FAaorR
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RT @acumfaegovan: There are only 4 statues of women in Glasgow and in #Govan we have 2 of them; philanthropist Isabella Elder and now working-class hero Mary Barbour, the other two Glasgow statues are Queen Victoria and "La Pasionaria" #IWD2018
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The mighty Maria Fyfe speaks to a packed crowd on #Govan Cross, before the unveiling of the ##MaryBarbour statue. The fact that we are here is also the work of this amazing Strong Woman of the Clydeside!
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RT @dkscully: I will be in Govan on Thursday morning, come hell or high water, to watch the unveiling of only the fourth statue of a named woman in Glagow! internationalwomensday.com/A…… #MaryBarbour #Govan #RentStrikes1915 #IWD18 #DeedsNotWords #ButActuallyAlsoWords
Sat 3rd March - public consultation on #Govan #GravingDocks at Riverside Hall xitter.cf/InkdesignArch/status/9…
A public consultation is set as momentum gathers around the proposed #GovanGravingDocks project. Details at: bit.ly/2oipWJi #Govan #Glasgow #MaritimeHeritage #Clydebuilt #docklands #architecture #regeneration
Herald article today on the proposed development in #Govan 's #WaterRow xitter.cf/Karin_Goodwin/status/9…
Waltzers, candy floss and carousels...everyone loves the Shows. But increasingly, Scottish Showpeople and researcher @tsbeall tell me for @newsundayherald, it's a way of life that's under threat. heraldscotland.com/news/1603…
RT @tsBeall: All ready and we are just waiting for the refreshments to arrive for tonight's opening at the 'new Southern' - come along if u can tonight between 4-6pm... look fw to seeing some of you lovely tweeps! #Govan #shipbuilding #photography #publicArt
Govan Beacon retweeted
Replying to @acumfaegovan
Help us spread the word about this FREE event in Elder Park, Govan on Saturday 14th October! goo.gl/WGB1NN
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As this is the last weekend of the Riverside Beach, let’s hope the sun shines! Hope everyone had a great time on the sand! 🕶☀️🏰
Govan Beacon retweeted
Set up day for @clydebuiltfest this weekend!
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Govan Weavers annual dinner: catering by GHS hospitality students.
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